News Spring 2013

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Assignment #5--Create a Sample Rundown


Assignment #4--What is on the Front Page

  • Visit Newseum and view the Papers from TODAY
  • Check out the Front Pages from around the country
  • Pick 4 news papers from DIFFERENT States
  • Copy the pages into a Word or PowerPoint
  • Answer the following questions
    1. What papers did you choose? (should be on top of the slide with the image)
    2. What City/State were they each from (should be on top of the slide with the image)
    3. What headlines were used? (make sure to list the main headline from EACH PAPER you selected)
    4. The following questions deal with all the papers you chose--You might need different slides are different questions
      1. How were they different from the different states?
      2. What pictures were used? Did they use Close Ups?
      3. What story stood out the most to you? Why?
      4. What emotions were shown?
      5. Do you think any of this stories will be remembered in 10 years? Which ones? Why?

  • Save and work on something quietly when done

Here is a video showing you have to do this project if you were unclear when shown in class:



Assignment #3--Creating a news story

  • You have analyzed a news story
  • You have reconstructed a news story
  • Now it is time to WRITE a news story
    • Using the tools you have learned from the Analysis Sheet (5 Ws and H) and the Inverted Pyramid of news writing, create a breaking, major news story.
    • This can be fictional or based on something real
    • You must:
      • Give the Important details at the beginning
      • Included 3 "quotes" of people (they do not have to be real) about the story
      • Provide 2 background facts
    • Your story should be about 1-2 pages double spaced.
    • News story paragraphs do not have to be long, some are 1-2 lines.
    • Use the resources from this unit to help you
    • Email it when you are done
News Inverted P.jpg

Assignment #2--Analyzing a News Article

  1. Read this article--Pay attention to the quotes, headings and other important information (see the tips at the bottom of this page for how to read it)
  2. Fill in the News Analysis Sheet you were given based on the information from the article
  3. Turn in the Sheet to Mrs. Ferris

Assignment #1--Introduction


What is going on in the world?

  • You are going to read 2 news articles (you can do a 3rd for extra credit). These articles must be about current events. Sports articles will not work if they are simply a recap of last night's game
  • Read the ENTIRE article
  • Go into Word and give a summary for EACH article
    • Tell HOW it relates to you, those around you or just life in general in the summary


  • All summaries must be on the same document
  • Email it as an attachment to ferrer01@southredford.net
  • This must be sent before the end of class on Monday

EXAMPLE:
Dog Owner Sued over Dog Attack
www.detnews.com/sdjdfi198 (whatever was in the address bar)

PARAGRAPH Summary about what happened and what you think. A paragraph is 5-7 sentences long. If you can't write that much PICK a new article. Do not just copy and paste the article. I want to hear what you think from reading this, I can read the whole article by following your link!



Here are some suggestions for successful reading of a newspaper article:



  • Read the article twice.
  • The first time, read the article all the way through once in order to understand the main point. After reading it, you should be able to restate the main idea in your own words.
  • The second time you read the article, take your time and write down notes. You should write directly on the article/or make comments in the word, as well as on a piece of paper or computer.
    • Suggestions:
      • Identify the main point of the article. Here are some hints:
        • oHighlight the headline and subheadings; these will give you a clear overview of the purpose of the article.
        • oHighlight the first paragraph or twoand read them closely. Along with the headline, they provide an overview and preview of the article.
        • Find the sub points of the article. Look carefully at the organization of the article. What are the 3-4 sub points that the author is using to support the main idea?
          • oHighlight a circle around each sub point (no need to highlight every word). We will work on how to do this in class. You may wish to number each sub point that you plan to include in your summary.
        • Circle the words you do not know and look them up in the dictionary.